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'The stakes are higher': No Kings Part Two is ready to rally Oct. 18

'No Kings 2 is not just a protest. We are ushering in the No Kings era, peacefully, powerfully, in numbers that will be impossible to ignore.'

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The Great Hotel Revolt of 2025: Takeaways from a rare grassroots victory at the MPC

“It isn’t hard to imagine the Sentient Bean becomes a Starbucks. Local 11 10 becomes a chain restaurant. White Whale? A Wet Willies. The comics shop? A T-shirt shop.”

Arena demolition, Canal District master plan: Savannah City Council wrap-up, Oct. 9

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Brian Myers

Arena demolition, Canal District master plan: Savannah City Council wrap-up, Oct. 9

When the project is finished, the land occupied by the existing arena will be incorporated back into the Oglethorpe Plan. The remainder of the Savannah Civic Center, which includes the Johnny Mercer Theater, is slated to be renamed the Martin Luther King, Jr. Civic Center.

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Frank Ricci

Take 5: Oct. 13-19

Daikaiju move the whole shebang all over the venue, including outside when they feel like setting shit on fire.

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Jenna Moore

The Savannahian Soundboard: Oct. 13-19

Our FREE weekly live music calendar!

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Savannah Happenings: Oct. 13-19

Our FREE weekly arts and events calendar!

Firings, furloughs, and health care: The fight over a government shutdown hits Georgia

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Caitlin Philippo

Firings, furloughs, and health care: The fight over a government shutdown hits Georgia

This shutdown has the potential to eclipse the length of the government’s shutdown in 2018. Under the first Trump administration, that shutdown was the longest in the country’s history, lasting for 35 days.

Detainee deaths in ICE custody: Georgia at focal point of controversy

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Caitlin Philippo

Detainee deaths in ICE custody: Georgia at focal point of controversy

The 48-page report detailed a laundry list of gruesome infractions at the Folkston ICE facilities.

'It was a lot of fun branching into the supernatural': Nicholas Sparks on his collab with M. Night Shyamalan

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Lila Miller

'It was a lot of fun branching into the supernatural': Nicholas Sparks on his collab with M. Night Shyamalan

'Writing can be very solitary. It was lovely to work with someone and to watch someone who I consider a genius to watch their creative process.'

Outlaw Gypsy prepares for the finale performance at this year’s Tybee Island Pirate Fest

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Jenna Moore

Outlaw Gypsy prepares for the finale performance at this year’s Tybee Island Pirate Fest

'I have this motto in my planning business, and it definitely transcends into the band. We only work with nice people.'

Charter school review: Board of Education wrap-up, Oct. 1

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Ansley Standridge

Charter school review: Board of Education wrap-up, Oct. 1

The Board made a point during the discussion that this vote marks a new level of accountability for charter schools in the district, and for others seeking renewal to plan for these expectations.